Task Force Completes Its Work on Equal Pay
In 2016, SB 358 (Jackson) took effect and became one of the strongest pay equity statutes in the country. To ensure the proper implementation of SB 358, the California Commission on the Status of Women
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Independent Contractor Coalition Continues Working for Legislative Solution
The effort to develop a proposal supporting the ability of workers to work independently will continue through the legislative recess. As many employers know, the California Supreme Court outlined a new test in Dynamex Operations
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And That’s a Wrap, with One Job Killer Still Standing
The legislative session came to an end on Friday night. So how did it go? This session, the Legislature addressed a variety of issues from wildfire liability, the #metoo movement, to making surfing the
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Bill Limiting Use of Settlement/Arbitration Agreements on Governor’s Desk
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill to limit the use of settlement agreements and arbitration agreements for labor and employment claims has passed the Senate and is on its way to the
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CalChamber Urges Senate to Stop Ban on Settlement/Arbitration Agreements
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bill to ban settlement agreements and arbitration agreements for labor and employment claims is awaiting action by the Senate. The CalChamber has tagged AB 3080 (Gonzalez Fletcher;
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CalChamber: State Legislature Needs to Set Standard on Independent Contractor Test
During an interview with KPCC radio yesterday Jennifer Barrera, senior vice president of policy for the California Chamber of Commerce, highlighted the urgent need for the Legislature to pause the application of a recent
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School’s Out For the Summer
The first week of summer recess for the Legislature, and there is a noticeable change in the Capitol and within a four-block radius outside of the Capitol. The normal crowds, hustle and bustle, and
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Coalition Fights Expansion of Employment Litigation
Trial Attorneys Benefit from Agreement Ban The California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of employer groups and local chambers of commerce are opposing a job killer bill that bans settlement and arbitration agreements. Today
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Opposition Stops Retroactive Liability for Product Manufacturers, Distributors
A coalition led by the California Chamber of Commerce has stopped legislation that would have created an extraordinary new scheme of product liability resulting in thousands of new lawsuits holding entities retroactively liable for
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The Suspense is Killing Me!
All of the policy committee hearings at the Capitol are basically done for the first house and now all attention focuses on the fiscal committees and the suspense file. Both the Senate and Assembly
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Three Job Killers in Committees Today
The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee today will consider three California Chamber of Commerce-opposed job killer bills. AB 1761 (Muratsuchi; D-Torrance) denies hotel guests due process, by requiring hotels to
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Legislative Preview: Votes to be Cast Today on CalChamber-Sponsored Bill, CalChamber-Opposed Measures
Legislative committee hearings today will give lawmakers a chance to cast votes to protect sexual harassment victims and employers from being sued for defamation, as well as block trial lawyer-sponsored attempts to create more
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Job Creator Bill Promoting Career Training Education in Committee Today
The Senate fiscal committee will consider today a California Chamber of Commerce-supported job creator bill establishing a public-private partnership program to help prepare students at selected schools for high-skilled, high demand jobs in technology,
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Assembly Judiciary Passes Two CalChamber-Opposed Employment Bills
California Chamber of Commerce policy advocates yesterday highlighted for the Assembly Judiciary Committee problems with two employment-related bills. Even so, the committee approved, 7-3, a bill banning arbitration agreements and another which would expand
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Protect Harassment Victims, Employers From Defamation Suits
Cross posted in The Ventura County Star In 2016, 554 Californians filed sexual harassment complaints with the state civil rights agency, and many other employees have complained directly to employers without involving a state
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The Good and the Bad – Job Creators and More Job Killers
The Good and the Bad – Job Creators and More Job Killers
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CalChamber-Backed Bill Helps Minimize California Waste
An Assembly policy committee gave near-unanimous approval this week to a California Chamber of Commerce-supported bill that will reduce the number of surplus household consumer products unnecessarily managed as hazardous waste. Consumers and the
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Chambers Urge Stronger Link Between Career Technical Education Funding, Workforce Needs
The California Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of local chambers of commerce are asking legislators to broaden the criteria for career technical education grants to include more activities proven to help prepare students
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California Chamber Doesn’t Condone Wage Theft
Mark Schacht’s recent op-ed on wage theft (“Let California’s workers recover stolen pay,” Viewpoints, Feb. 9) falsely portrays the California Chamber of Commerce. To be clear, CalChamber deplores wage theft and supports vigorous enforcement
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Coalition Stops Proposal to Force Trade Secret Reveals
The California Chamber of Commerce and a broad coalition of associations have blocked legislation that would have unfairly leveraged California companies into costly settlements to avoid having to publicly disclose trade secret information. AB
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